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Gun waiting period laws in spotlight after Atlanta, Boulder shootings
suratoho/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- In the two mass shootings that unfolded over the past two weeks in the U.S., both suspected shooters purchased weapons shortly before their a...
ABC Audio Mar 26, 2021
Oath Keepers leader, during attack on Capitol, allegedly told followers 'Trump better do his damn duty'
drnadig/iStockBy WILL STEAKIN and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- As federal prosecutors appear to continue to home in on Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for his potential role in the Ja...
ABC Audio Mar 26, 2021
Rutgers University in New Jersey will require students to receive COVID-19 vaccine this fall
MarsBars/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO and JOSH MARGOLIN, ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) -- Rutgers University, New Jersey's flagship state institution, said Thursday it will require COVID-19 vaccination fo...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021
Judge rejects request to move trial of only officer charged in Breonna Taylor killing
Shelby County Detention CenterBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- A judge has rejected the request by a fired police officer facing charges related to the killing of Breonna Taylor to cha...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021
Former NYPD officer who put Eric Garner in lethal chokehold loses bid to get job back
tillsonburg/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG and AARON KATERSKY(NEW YORK) -- The former New York Police Department officer who was fired in August 2019 over the death of Eric Garner has lost his bid to get h...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021
Boulder shooting suspect makes first court appearance as community grieves
Kuzma/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(BOULDER, Colo.) -- The 21-year-old accused of gunning down 10 people, including a police officer, at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021
Six dead after tornadoes rip through South; new storm could bring more twisters to region
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, EMILY SHAPIRO and MELISSA GRIFFIN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Six people are dead in the South after at least 23 tornadoes tore through Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia on Thursday....
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021
Atlanta man arrested with six guns, body armor at Publix grocery store
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News (ATLANTA) -- Two days after 10 people were murdered at a grocery store in Colorado, a man was arrested at an Atlanta supermarket with a semiautomatic r...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021
FEMA to reimburse families for last year's COVID-related funeral expenses
AlexSava/iStockBy MICHELLE STODDART and MATTHEW VANN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that it will reimburse families for funeral expenses of loved o...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021
Army makes change in policy for new moms
powerofforever/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Army has made a major change in policy to allow women an easier path back after giving birth.The Army will now give active duty ...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021